Blog Post 4: Day 3 Observations

Friday 4/5/19 @ 10p.m: I wanted to observe at this time on a Friday because I wanted to see if the cliental would change. I predicted that I would see a-lot of people my age and bigger groups of teens. I also thought the diner would have about 2-3 groups of other people seated. When my friend and I arrived, the parking lot was empty. There was only about 5-6 cars, which compared to Sunday, was nothing. When we walked in we were seated right away and I began my final observation. I was hoping to see something new and exciting that would make for a great blog post. As we browsed the extensive menu for the third time I overheard a loud commotion. A group of young teens, i’m assuming 15-17, all walked in gossiping and talking about their night. I was thrilled because I possibly could have a great story to write for my blog while the rest of the costumers did not seem that bothered by their loud chatter. If this occurred in the day I feel people would have had a bigger issue with their loud conversations. They were seated at a round circular table and were wearing light coats since the weather was finally getting warmer. The group consisted of four girls and two boys. Seated a few feet away I tried to nonchalantly listen to their conversation. It seemed like they were talking about the movie Captain Marvel that they saw, and all of their theories as to what will happen in the next movie, The Avengers: End game. Luckily, I watched the marvel series and understood what they were talking about. The movie was the majority of their conversation and the rest of time the group was on their phones. When thinking back at my ethnography topic, this was a similarity between media diner’s and the diner I was observing at. This was the only time I observed a comparison. On Friday the atmosphere was young and bright and seemed like a place were a lot of the younger generation would go to eat. As my final viewing session came to an end my final thoughts included the gender of the cliental at the diner. I realized that I never saw two men sitting together chatting and eating while on the other hand there was always a group of only girls eating. As my observing journey came to an end I wanted to reflect back on my observations.